diff --git a/python-importlib-metadata.changes b/python-importlib-metadata.changes
index 55213e9..cdaf82c 100644
--- a/python-importlib-metadata.changes
+++ b/python-importlib-metadata.changes
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Sat Dec 19 17:48:18 UTC 2020 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
     formally-defined protocol called ``PackageMetadata``
     with declared support for the ``.get_all()`` method.
     Fixes #126.
+- add typing-extensions dependency for older python versions
 
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 Mon Dec  7 17:50:51 UTC 2020 - Benjamin Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
diff --git a/python-importlib-metadata.spec b/python-importlib-metadata.spec
index ab7c9e1..2cd563f 100644
--- a/python-importlib-metadata.spec
+++ b/python-importlib-metadata.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module toml}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-zipp >= 0.5
+%if %{python3_version_nodots} < 38
+Requires:       python-typing-extensions >= 3.6.4
+%endif
 Provides:       python-importlib_metadata = %{version}
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %if %{with test}